Occupational exposure to blood-borne infections in health care workers;Profesionalna ekspozicija zdravstvenih djelatnika infekcijama koje se prenose krvlju

Infektoloski Glasnik

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 183-188

  Čivljak, Rok ^a   Begovac, Josip ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Blood borne infections; HBV; HCV; Health care workers; HIV; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

CROATIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1842761529     PISSN: 13312820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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